Hinge for window-screens.



ii UNITED sTAT s EXTENT OFFICE:

RUSH. W. CARRINHTOX, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOE'RI.

HINGE FOR WINDOW-SCREENS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 24, 1908.

I Application filed May 27. 1907. Serial No. 375.993.

at right angles to the arm 21, and is screw 5 threaded at '22 to form a shank for attachment to the window screen, the arms 21, in

a pair of the members 19 extending in opposite directions.

In applying the hinge, the screen, 25, is f set. within the winde'm' frame against the blind stops, as seen in Fig. 1. At points a short distance above the lower edge of the face board, 23, at the top of the window 1 i frame and at e ual distances inwardly from v i the ends of sair face hoard are inserted the screw threaded ends, 17, of the member 14,

the screw threaded end 17 being turned by O the hand or a bit stock. which latter is preferable, until the arms 18 approach the face board to within a short distance. The screw threaded ends 22 of the other member 19 of the hinge is inserted in the top rail, 26, of the 5 window-screen and at a point on the inner side of vertical lines extending through the arms 18, the arms, 21. of a pair extending, as before stated, in opposite directions.

The'upper portion of the window screen is 30 drawn outwardly a short distance and the stem 20 of each portion 19 of the hinge rotated, forcing the threaded portions 22 into the top rail 26 to a position in which the stem 20 approaches quite closely the said 5 rail. The upper portion of the window screw is now replaced within the window frame and a partial rotation given to the stem 20, which causes the arms 21 to hook over or engage with the arms 18, n the other portion 14 of the hinge, the stem 20 being quickly connected with the window screen and the arms 21 adjusted either in close contact with the arm 18, or a short distance away from said arm, astound desirable, the slight inward adjustments of the arm 18 effecting a contact of the top rail 26 of the window screen wit-h the lower surface of the face board 23 as close as desired, so as to bind, if preferred, it being obvious that the change of position of the stem 20, lengthens or shortens the distance from the arm 18 on the stem 16, of one part of the hinge to the screw-threaded portion 22, of the part 19 of the hinge. The staple 13 is then driven into the top rail 26 of the window screen, the prongs passing the sides of stem .20 and se curing said stem from accidental removal. Instead of employing the staple 13, a spud may be employed on the side of the stem toward the top rail of the window screen, which is quite thin and provided with a To'all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Run W. (immxorox,

a citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Kansas City, in the county of Jack- 5 sonand State of Missouri, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in llinges for --'indow-Screens; and 1 do hereby declare, that the following is a full. clear, and exact description of the invention,-such as will enable others to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The'ohjcct of the invention is a hinge for full size screens to windows, the parts of which are inexpensive and quickly applied and in which a convenient ljustment is all'iirded in applying the parts to the screen and'window.

Theinvention consists'in the novel constru'ction and combination of parts, such as will be first fully described and then specificallypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of the upper portion of a window frame, and of a window screen, showing the hinge applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the window frame and screen taken upon the line 1', r, on Fig. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the window pane taken upon the. line 3/, 3 .on Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 are side and perspective views in detail of the members or parts of the hinge. Fig. 6 is a view in per- 5 )ective, showing the parts of the hinge, and 35 also showing portions of the top board of the window frame and top rail of the screen, with which the )arts of the hinge are connected. Figs..'7 anti 8 are sectional and front views, respectively, of a brick mold and the top of the screen, showing the hinge connected with thebrick mold. Fig. 9 is a modification of one of the parts of the hinge.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw- 1Il".

iteferring to the drawing, 14 indicates one member or part of the hinge which is made from wire, the main stem, 16, being straight and provided with a screw thread 17 at one end,-a portion of the other end of the stem beingibent at right angles to form an arm, 18'. fThe other member, 19, consists of a main'stem, 3.0, of the desired length, one end of which stem is bent at right angles to the stem to form an arm, 21, and the other end bent, at right angles to the stem 20, and also i l l l l l a l l l 1 l l i e i of the hinge to the top rail.

sharp edge, so as to be driven into the top rail, as seen in Fig. 9. In this construction the portion .29 of the hinge is sinoothand tapered to a point, so as to be driven into the top-rail, the prong and spud affording a capability of rapid attachment of said part When the hinge is applied to window frames in which the window screen fits within a brick molding, the threaded portion, 17, of the part 14 of tlie liinge-is inserted upwardly into the brick molding, 28, as seen in Figs. 7 and 8 The other part of the hinge is attached to the window screen as before described, and the upper portion'of the stem 20 bent outwardly l The window screens of the above description are usually confined within the window are swung outwardly from the bottom.

shank, the outer end of which is adapted to engage a second screw member.

\Vitnesses HENRY P. LOWENSTEIN,

JUSTICE D. Bowensocx frame and when necessary to open the screen L shaped head lying in a plane in which each arm of said head is at right angles to said RUSH W. CARRIXGTON.

Having fully described my invention, what I now claim as new and desire to secure by- 

